Improvement in clothes-pins



s. L. 'HOTOH'KISS.

Clothes Pin.

No. 200,299.- Patented 'FebQfz, 1878.

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N. PETERS, PHOTO-LITHOGRAPHEH, WASHINGTON. D Q.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.-

SEYMOUR L. HOTOHKISS, OF TIOGA, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN CLOTH ES-PINS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 200,299, datedFebruary 12,1878; application filed December 31, 1877.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SEYMOUR L. Hotron- KISS, of Tioga, in the county ofTioga and State of Pennsylvania, have invented an Improved Glothes-Pin,of which the following is a specification:

My improvement relates to a clothes-pin adapted'to be applied to rope ormetal lines of difierent diameters.

My invention consists in constructing a clothes-pin with two armsprojecting in opposite directions on each side ofa curved centralportion, as hereinafter described.

The object of my invention is to produce a clothes-pin having thefollowing advantages: A pin applicable to thick or thin clothes-rope orwire line; jaws of increased length, provided with spring-connection;while it is of the same size as an ordinary pin, it is lighter. It canbe applied at either end.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of myimproved clothes- -pin, and Fig. 2 is a front view thereof.

My improved pin is constructed in the form of the letter N. The outerjaws 7 7 are outturned at their ends 1 1, and the inner jaws aretapered, as shown at 6 6. The tapered portions are connected by means ofa narrow.

curved central portion, 2, which forms a spring.

The jaws or arms 7 7 are formed by open- The pin can be made ofdifferent sizes, as required, and combines three springs, 2 7 7, adaptedto bend to suit the position given to either jaw 7 7.

When one opening receives the rope the other is adapted to hold smallarticles usually pinned on the larger ones.

This form of pin is adapted to be used as a spring for various otherpurposes.

Having thus described my invention, the following is what I claim asnew, and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

A clothes-pin constructed with arms 7 7] and curved central portion 2,as and for the purpose set forth.

S. L. HOTOHKISS. Witnesses:

WM. BALDWIN, T. R. WARREN.

